Program Requirements
The Graduate Certificate of Applied Data Analytics requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:
A minimum of 24 units from completion of courses from the following lists. These 24 units must consist of:
A minimum of 6 units from the Computing list
A minimum of 6 units from the Statistics list
A maximum of 6 units from the Sociology list
Computing list
COMP6240 Relational Databases
COMP6730 Programming for Scientists
COMP7230 Introduction to Programming for Data Scientists
COMP7240 Introduction to Database Concepts
Statistics list
STAT6038 Regression Modelling
STAT7055 Introductory Statistics for Business and Finance
Sociology list
SOCR8201 Introduction to Social Science Methods and Types of Data
SOCR8202 Using Data to Answer Policy Questions and Evaluate Policy
Admission Requirements
The Graduate Certificate of Applied Data Analytics is an exit Award only and is not available for direct admission.
Credit Granted
Applicants who have completed a degree in a cognate discipline from a recognised university may be eligible to receive coursework credit towards this degree, in line with the ANU Coursework Award Rules.
Indicative fees
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $17,280.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $22,932.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
The Graduate Certificate of Applied Data Analytics is only available as an exit qualification for students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma or Master of Applied Data Analytics.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply basic technical expertise in computer programming, databases, and statistical data analysis to solve data analytics problems;
- Contribute as an effective member to the performance of a data analytics workplace;
- Be able to work to specification and according to a deadline, document tasks undertaken, and report outcomes to a third party.
Further Information
Students will need to install certain free software packages in order to successfully complete COMP7230. Please see the ‘Additional Information’ section on course information page.
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